The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a spine disorder due to lack of evidence showing a nexus between his current condition and active duty service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the Veteran's current spine disorder to his in-service complaints or treatment, and the condition was not shown within one year after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- Spine Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2021
- Citation
- 21028459
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a spine disorder, hypertension, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, and vertigo, as they were not shown to be related to service or any service-connected disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for spine disorder, hypertension, and sinus disorder due to inadequate examination reports and need for further medical opinions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a spine disorder and a left knee disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and active service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, but remanded the issues of service connection for right knee disorder, left knee disorder, right shoulder disorder, and spine disorder.
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